2007
DOI: 10.1080/10361140601158526
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Religion and Politics in the Howard Decade

Abstract: The interaction between religion and politics is varied, complex and often heated. It involves constitutional issues, voting behaviour, party composition and electoral competition, faith-based public administration, advocacy and lobbying by churches, mutual criticism by churches and the state, and the public presentation of religious values. This article is a comprehensive mapping and discussion of a range of the major religion and politics issues in Australia since the election of the Howard government in 199… Show more

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“…12 Table 3 shows that the traditional associations between different religious denominations and support for the major political parties were solidly in evidence in 2007. Labor did best among Catholics, 'other' religions and those with no religion, whereas the Coalition did best among the major Protestant groups in the form of the Anglican and Uniting churches.…”
Section: Social Structure and Votingmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…12 Table 3 shows that the traditional associations between different religious denominations and support for the major political parties were solidly in evidence in 2007. Labor did best among Catholics, 'other' religions and those with no religion, whereas the Coalition did best among the major Protestant groups in the form of the Anglican and Uniting churches.…”
Section: Social Structure and Votingmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…The English School approach does not offer any explanation regarding the continued presence of religious imagery, metaphors, narratives and actors in the politics of the West and in global politics more generally. Examples of this continued influence include the controversy in France surrounding the wearing of religious symbols, in particular the hijab (Jones 2003;Jones 2004: 154-5), the rising political influence of religious lobby groups and political parties with links to religious denominations in Western states, such as Australia and the US (Smith and Marden 2008;Warhurst 2007), and the growing number of Western politicians ready to publicly profess their faith and use religious language in the service of their political agenda. 3 Accepting the insights from the English School concerning religion's historical influence on the development of the modern West and the international states-system, I suggest further that not only did religion have an important influence on the historical development of politics in the West, but it continues to have a direct impact on Western politics through a variety of avenues, in particular through political discourses, narratives and constructions of national, civilizational and, to some extent, global identity.…”
Section: Religion Civilization Collective Subconscious and Internatmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Many observers (Maddox 2005;Brennan 2007;Lohrey 2006;Warhurst 2007) have noted changes in the relationship between religion and politics in early twenty-first century Australia. Brennan (2007, 9), for example, suggests that 'religion once again has a place at the table of public discussion on law and policy' while Warhurst (2007, 23) argues that in 'more than any other federal government' senior Howard government ministers 'have been active, in word and deed, in emphasising .…”
Section: Changes To the Relationship Between Religion And Politics Inmentioning
confidence: 98%